Archive for January, 2009

Lemon juice as acne home remedy - does it really work?

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

lemon juice for acne natural treatmentWhen searching online for natural treatments for acne which involve no chemicals at all, one of the most common recommendations I came across was using lemon juice. It seems to work for most of the people, but not for everybody. So I went off searching for the truth about lemon juice and these are my findings. (more…)

Voted Best 13 Home Remedies for Acne

Monday, January 5th, 2009

acne home remedyAfter a long search through various books and online pages, I found a rather huge list of home remedies for acne. However what is the best home remedy for acne? Or better yet, what are the best home remedies for acne, since there are too many to narrow the choice so much. (more…)

Not another acne robber!

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

robberJust a few weeks ago I’ve reported of a bank robber who’s face was acne ridden. Now here comes another piece of news about another robber, and part of his description was ‘ He is clean-shaven and has scarring on his face, possibly caused by acne, police said’. Nice. (more…)

Pharmacists are often the first stop in treating acne

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

pharmacistSome recent studies have shown that pharmacists are often the first point of contact when acne sufferers are searching for a cure for their acne in order to treat themselves naturally, with self-medication.

Thus pharmacist not only needs to advise patients that the ideal first step in treating acne is proper diagnosis and therapy which should be prescribed by a dermatologist, but also needs to know a bit about acne, and to be able to offer basic rules regarding skin care, diet, and exercise. (more…)

Treating acne oily skin - now and then

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Do you know that oily skin acne treatments were sought after and used as early as the beginning 1900s?

Acne treatment for oily skin

Check out some of the tips in this old advertisement on the left. Have you ever heard of a product called Zemo? I haven’t…

Here are some current home remedies I put together that work for acne on oily skin.

Or better yet, compare it with what is currently the best product on the market for acne.

It is interesting to put the past side by side with the present, isn’t it :)